About Absolute:

Absolute® is a pathbreaking bioscience company leveraging the best of nature, science & exponential innovations to Build a Better Future- For People, For Planet. At the intersection of plant biology, microbiology, omics, epigenetics & AI, the company has been developing one of the world's first and largest Nature Intelligence Platforms, which constitutes one of the world's largest microbial, secondary metabolite, signaling molecules and other advanced biocontrol and stimulating agent libraries, all which power Absolute's Ag cloud platform & Global Trade Platform.

Founded in 2015, Absolute® currently operates in over 16 countries. Backed by Sequoia, Tiger Global, and Alpha Wave, Absolute's angels include Nadir Godrej- MD of Godrej Industries, Kamal Aggarwal- Promoter of Haldirams, and Kunal Shah-founder of CRED, among others.

Job Description:

We are currently looking for an experienced Scientist/Sr. Scientist to work in the field of synthetic

biology and Microbial Genetics.

Job responsibilities include:

• Work with laboratory strains of Escherichia coli, fungi, yeast etc using aseptic technique for culturing, maintenance, and transformation.
• Perform advance molecular biology techniques like recombinant cloning, assembling, genome editing and recombinant knockouts.
• Perform genome editing of micro-organisms for improved phenotype and heterologous production of recombinant molecules.
• Carry out fermentation studies for recombinant strains for yields and scale up studies.
• Design, implement, and characterize novel gene constructs.
• Metabolic engineering of recombinant strains and analyze flux.
• Prepare and execute established methods and SOPs.
• Deliver high-quality results in a timely manner and communicate the same with stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements
• Maintain all equipment, data and records as per specifications.

Educational and Essential Qualifications:

• M.Sc./Ph.D. in molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry, biotechnology, synthetic biology or related field.
• 2+ years of postdoctoral experience in academic, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology industry settings working different recombinant platforms for production of novel molecules like flavours and fragrances.
• Experience in metabolic pathways engineering of Yeast and bacterial systems using advance molecular biology tools.
• Experienced in working with metabolic pathways prediction tools.
• Strong grasp of fundamental molecular biology techniques is essential.
• Exposure to gene circuit design, cell engineering, strain development, is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to work with highly skilled teams in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial and technical environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of conveying technical information in a clear and thorough manner.
• Comfortable delivering against challenging commitments.
• Confident, execution focused, team oriented, with an ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment.
• A desire to work in the impact space, with a passion to make the world a "better" place.